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Hunting elk in the snow. Show us your pics

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Hunting elk in the snow. Show us your pics

Postby Jhg » 10 19, 2021 •  [Post 1]

I love late rifle elk hunting. Its always a cow tag for me, but I still get jacked up as the time nears when I can "get out in the snow".

Some pics of my typical day in the elk woods, late season style. Show us some of yours.


My winter hunting home
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Must have fire!
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Typical snow squall
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Re: Hunting elk in the snow. Show us your pics

Postby Jhg » 10 19, 2021 •  [Post 2]

Deadfall anyone. Every year it gets easier to cross as the timber settles.
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Postby Jhg » 10 19, 2021 •  [Post 3]

More fire!
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Shot two elk from here over the years
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Postby saddlesore » 10 19, 2021 •  [Post 4]

This is what hunting in snow means.I don't do that any more
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Postby Swede » 10 19, 2021 •  [Post 5]

Was it cold out there Saddlesore?
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Postby saddlesore » 10 19, 2021 •  [Post 6]

A balmy -10 degrees
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Postby Old school » 10 20, 2021 •  [Post 7]

Vince - looks like a rough camping trip right there.
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Postby saddlesore » 10 21, 2021 •  [Post 8]

We actually killed some elk on that hunt
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Postby Old school » 10 21, 2021 •  [Post 9]

At least you didn’t have to worry about flys or Yellowjackets :-)
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Postby saddlesore » 10 24, 2021 •  [Post 10]

This is probably my all time favorite hunting spots

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Postby Jhg » 10 24, 2021 •  [Post 11]

Nice. I can see why you like it there.

I have a wet swamp surrounding a dry hogback island that holds elk

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Gotta cross a creek to access it

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